diff --git a/src/EventFilter/index.test.js b/src/EventFilter/index.test.js
index 10f9cb613..9b7a2825f 100644
--- a/src/EventFilter/index.test.js
+++ b/src/EventFilter/index.test.js
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ describe('EventFilter', () => {
   });
 
   test('names the dates trigger state while the date range is modified', () => {
-    store.data.eventFilter.filter.date_range = { lower: '2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z', upper: null };
+    store.data.eventFilter.filter.date_range = { lower: '2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z', upper: null };
 
     renderEventFilter();
 
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ describe('EventFilter', () => {
   });
 
   test('offers to reset while the date range is modified', () => {
-    store.data.eventFilter.filter.date_range = { lower: '2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z', upper: null };
+    store.data.eventFilter.filter.date_range = { lower: '2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z', upper: null };
 
     renderEventFilter();
 
diff --git a/src/utils/parallelPaginatedRequest.test.js b/src/utils/parallelPaginatedRequest.test.js
index 6ba2f8394..5b3a895dc 100644
--- a/src/utils/parallelPaginatedRequest.test.js
+++ b/src/utils/parallelPaginatedRequest.test.js
@@ -82,11 +82,10 @@ describe('parallelPaginatedRequest', () => {
   });
 
   test('throws error if first page can not be resolved', async () => {
-    try {
-      await parallelPaginatedRequest(`${EVENTS_API_URL}/notAPage?`);
-    } catch (e){
-      expect(e.message).toBe('Failed to fetch the first page. Aborting.');
-    }
+    server.use(http.get(`${EVENTS_API_URL}/notAPage`, () => new HttpResponse(null, { status: 500 })));
+
+    await expect(parallelPaginatedRequest(`${EVENTS_API_URL}/notAPage?`))
+      .rejects.toThrow('Failed to fetch the first page. Aborting.');
   });
 
 });